Thursday, October 01, 2009

Baetis Time Again!


Baetis time is here again!
When fishing, I fish this fly as a dropper or the bottom fly in a two fly set-up. I have much better luck when using 6X or 7X tippet. Be prepared to lose some flies as the fish critters take this fly with gusto!
Pheasant Tail Baetis
By: Larry O Jurgens
Hook: Dai-Riki #075
Size: 18 ~ 20
Thread: Brown 14/0 Gordon Griffith
Tail: Pheasant Tail Feather Barbules See Notes
Abdomen: Pheasant Tail Feather Barbules See Notes
Rib: Gun Metal Blue X-Small Ultra Wire
Wingcase: Pheasant Tail Feather Barbules See Notes
Thorax: Olive Brown Hare-Tron Dubbing
Legs: Pheasant Tail Feather Barbules See Notes
Head: Tying ThreadOptional: Loon Water Based Head Cement
Tyers Notes:
Use a Ringneck Pheasant secondary tail feather.
Pheasant tail feather barbules used on this pattern have no brown on the barbules.
The barbules are a "Natural Olive and Black Speckled."
Send me an email for tying instructions.

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